Release Date: 28 July 2014
Label: Felmay
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8018550060711
Genres: World Music  
Release Date: 28 July 2014
Label: Felmay
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8018550060711
Genres: World Music  
Description
The legendary folk group Tammurriata di Scafati perform the stories and sounds associated with the area around Vesuvius which they immortalised in their 1997 album 'O Vesuvio', eight songs of which are re-interpreted on this recording.
The basis of the tammurriata, a folk dance from Southern Italy, is the sound of the tammorra, a giant tambourine/frame drum. This provides the insistent rhythm that urges the singers on as they take turns improvising verses based on traditional songs while the dancers perform a sensual dance. The tammurriata with its music and dance is regarded by many in the region as more important than any of the religious and secular feast days.
In addition to the varied repertoire of the tammurriata, this CD also features the tradition of tarantelle from other provinces and serenades from Naples.
Tracklisting
Bellanöva
Gochag Askarov
Various
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
Sanubar Tursun
Elena Ledda
Frank London
Birkin Tree & Aoife Ni Bhriain
Toumani Diabate
Guts
Kuljit Bhamra & Becky Price
Lolita
Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers
Lux Musicae London
Various Artists
Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt